Saturday's letters: Moral Monday’

Saturday

Aug 31, 2013 at 12:01 AM

‘Moral Monday’

To the editor: Wow, the “Moral Monday” police are alive and well. “Moral Monday,” as they have dubbed themselves, seems like an oxymoron to me. They profess to care about children’s education yet think nothing of terminating a fetus (a child who won’t have the opportunity to experience an education) and are now suing to extend it beyond 24 weeks (six months).

To the editor: Wow, the “Moral Monday” police are alive and well. “Moral Monday,” as they have dubbed themselves, seems like an oxymoron to me. They profess to care about children’s education yet think nothing of terminating a fetus (a child who won’t have the opportunity to experience an education) and are now suing to extend it beyond 24 weeks (six months).Liberals consider same-sex marriage to be “moral” as well.Both, in my opinion (and I’m entitled to that regardless of what liberals believe), are amoral in nature. Obviously their definition of “moral” and mine are completely opposite. The only difference between them and me is I believe you have the right to your opinion. They think if I don’t agree with theirs, I’m wrong, and it must be done their way. What hypocrisy!Liberals have learned their lessons well from Barack Obama — lie, distort the facts, attack conservatives relentlessly, and blame everything on the Republicans regardless of whether they might actually be right. And don’t even consider working with conservatives to help resolve the mess this administration has gotten us into.The problem with liberals is they’re not interested in real “facts.” Why? “Facts” are often times just an inconvenient truth.Barbara BrileyHendersonville

To the editor: Why would a state senator want to refer to a nonviolent expression of First Amendment rights as “crap”? Why would any person who claims to love democracy vote to restrict the right to vote? What would motivate a public servant to cut classroom assistants and take away teacher tenure? This senator, Tom Apodaca, is one of the prime sponsors of the bill that denies Medicaid to 500,000 citizens in need in North Carolina.Fear could be one factor. Fear of the “others,” the fear that the world of the ruling class is threatened by the growth of immigrants, people of color and people with divergent views all kinds. This fear results in setting us back decades on the path of moral justice that started with Lincoln, and was carried on by the Rev. King and LBJ.Sen. Apodaca needs to hold some town hall meetings. If he is proud of what he has done, should he not want to share his reasoning and accomplishments with his constituents?The Moral Mondays that our senator referred to as “crap” may just be that. CRAP: Catching Republicans Assaulting the People.Keith DalbecHendersonville

To the editor: Why is it that so many men take up the cause of pro-life? They don’t have a horse in this race.It’s a woman’s world when it comes to choice. A statement that polls “show the majority leans toward pro-life” is flawed. Men are included in these numbers, and they should not be counted.When a man sneezes and a woman catches his flu, she must cure herself. In a couple of weeks, nature does this for her. Or she may opt to shorten this experience by using Tamiflu. The same for pregnancy. It cures itself in nine months, or she may elect to shorten this by choice. By the same token, women are in no position to advise men regarding a vasectomy or a prostate exam.Any law that insists that all embryos must be born to possibly suffer by neglect, abuse, torture, and then allowed to die on the heap of ignored humanity is not humane. Choice provides a pathway to avoid this.Decision for abortion is never convenient nor taken lightly. It is one that will last and haunt for a lifetime. However, it is hers.Arthur SwygardHendersonville